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Development authority extends Project Hill due diligence period, then amends earnest money terms

The Habersham County Development Authority pushed back its review of a prospective property deal before later changing the contract's earnest money terms, and by April a board member said he had heard nothing further.

By NEGA Brief NewsroomLast checked September 30, 2026
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April 17, 2025: Status of Project Hill prospect

What happens next

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At a glance

What this means now

Where it stands

By the April 17, 2025 meeting, a board member said he had received no updates on Project Hill and felt the deal had died.

The story

On January 9, 2025, the Habersham County Development Authority voted 6-0 to approve a 10-day due diligence period for the Project Hill property, running until January 16, 2025. The same day, the authority also voted 6-0 to extend the due diligence period an additional 60 days from January 17, 2025.

SourcesMeeting4814_Approved Minutes - January 9- 2025 Regular Meeting.pdf

At a special called meeting on January 22, 2025, the authority voted 6-0 to amend the contract, changing earnest money terms.

SourcesMeeting4880_Approved Minutes - January 22- 2025 Special Called Meeting.pdf

By the April 17, 2025 meeting, a board member said he had received no updates on Project Hill and felt the deal had died.

SourcesMeeting4817_Approved Minutes - April 17- 2025 Regular Meeting.pdf

What happened

How this issue got here

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Discussed
discussed

Status of Project Hill prospect

he has teceived no updates on Project Hill, so he feels like that deal has died.

Amended
confirmed

Amendment to contract with Project Hill on earnest money terms

Motion by Jeff Bruns, seconded by Mike Franklin, and voted unanimously (6-0) to amend the contract

Approved
confirmed

60-day due diligence extension for Project Hill property

to extend the due diligence period for Project Hill for an additional 60 days from January 17, 2025

Approved
confirmed

10-day due diligence period approval for Project Hill property

to approve the 10-day due diligence period for Project Hill until January 16, 2025.

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